Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-23
All GEr's HORSE.
It Gets Him Into Trouble ON
spring street.


All Get is the proud proprietor of q
vegetable garden on the outskirts of the
city. By years of hard work in packing
vegetables from house to house, All Get
has acquired fortune, and recently he
decided that he was able TO afford the
luxury OF delivering rutabagas to his
customers by means of horse and
wagon. Accordingly, he kept his
almondeye open for a suitable piece oi
horse flesh which he could obtain at a
reasonable price. On Saturday he
found the object of his search at O
ranch not far away, The animal was
I'D and lean, and its energy did not
seem sufficient to enable it TO hold its
long, hairy, dua. colored ears erect. Yet
All Get was certain that he had OBJ
tanned bargain when he paid S25 for
an animal In country where $3.50 is
considered a small price for horse.
That the horse was thin made
40 difference to him. He could
fatten it with the leaves and tops of his
vegetables. Proud of his purchase, Ah
Get took his horse home, and yesterday
hitohed him up and drove into town,
thinking, no doubt, that he was attract
ing attention by reason OF the unrivalled
beauty of his horse. All went well un.
til he reached point near the corner OF
Spring and Second streets, when for
some reason the horse came to the con-
clusion that he had gone far enough and
stopped. Whether this action was due
to the presence OF bunch of grass near
the sidewalk or to the nearness OF the
police station was difficult matter to
ascertain, but the horse stopped, and Oh
what to make OF this proceeding, and
after vainly endeavoring to start the ami
NAL by means OF persuasive clucks,
which can be uttered SO softly in the
Chinese language, he became wrathy,
and, reaching under the seat, drew
forth a dilapidated whip which had
been thrown into the bargain when he
purchased the wagon. In vain
did he apply its shattered lash
to the leather-like hide of his horse. In
vain did he tell the horse to go in
Chinese. The animal had stopped fol-
good. 1t had determined to die in its
harness sooner than submit to the will
of the heather All Get. By this time ar
admiring crowd had gathered on the
sidewalks, and many were the sugges
tions which were offered.
Twist his tail, John; "Hit him
again, John; "Sic him, john; ''Shoo
the Chinaman and the horse; bite hi
ear; Push the wagon on his hind legs,
and other directions were given, bu
they awakened no response from Al
Get, who by this time almost frothed
at his mou h. A street car came u
behind and the driver rang his bell. AL
Get became desperate and stood up OF
the seat vainly trying to push the horst
with the lines. ''Gettee upee, go
longee, screamed Ah Get, and still tn.
street car bell rang, but the noblt
animal stood his ground. The crowc
hooted and All Get became frightened
and jumped up and down on the seat
still pushing on the lines.
Soon second car came along and Ill
bell began to ring. The crowd grew
larger, and it was at this iuncture that
the humane society arrived on the spot
and lifted the horse and wagon bodily
and carried them to the curbstone.
TIE street cars passed on, and the
eurbstone gazers dispersed, but All Get
and the horse remained. All be could
say, an hour after the excitement, was
"Damefoolee horsee, costee heapet
monee, damefoolee." 1t was not unit
sundown that the animal became hungr,
and moved away, with All Get still
mumbling, in broken and cadaveroui
tones, " 'mfoolee horsee. costee heapet
monee; 'mfoolee horsee."